Ewald George Trost Papers

Collection

Identifier: MsC0278

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Scope and Contents

This collection is compiled of documents related to a variety of conservation programs and parks. Scrapbooks, speeches, and miscellaneous documents.

Dates

Creation: 1925-1972

Creator

Trost, Ewald George (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical / Historical

1898 -- Born Fort Dodge, Iowa

1913 -- Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

1918 -- Enlisted at Great Lakes Naval Training Station for duty during World War I

1919 -- Discharged from navy

1920 -- 1922 -- University of Denver, marriage, and start of Insurance Agency in Fort Dodge

1924 -- 1925 -- Commander of American Legion Post

1924 -- 1938 -- Drummer and assistant manager of drum corps

1926 -- National champion drum corps

1927 -- American Legion national convention, Paris, France

1940 -- Member of the Board of Education of Fort Dodge

1945 -- Appointed to Iowa State Conservation Commission

1949 -- Chairman of the Conservation Commission and appointment to the Iowa Natural Resources Council

1951 -- Reappointment to the Conservation Commission

1955 -- Lions Club Community Service Award

1957 -- End of service with the Conservation Commission and the Resources Council

1960 -- Retirement from insurance business

1962 -- Republican candidate for State Representative from Webster County

1966 -- Kiwanis Club's Golden Rule award and project director of the Fort Dodge Neighborhood Youth Corps

1972 -- Death in Fort Dodge